Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 8 (iDRAC8) Version 2.00.00.00 RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide

To use this subcommand, you must have Configure iDRAC permission.

racadm fwupdate -s

racadm fwupdate -g -u -a <TFTP_Server_IP_Address>
                                                [-d <path> [--clearcfg]
                                             

racadm -r <iDRAC IP_Address> -u <username> -p <password> fwupdate -f <ftpserver ip> <ftpserver username> <ftpserver password>
                                                -d <path> where path is the location on the ftp server where firmimg.d7 is stored.
                                                
                                             

racadm fwupdate -r

racadm fwupdate -p -u [-d <path>]

• —u — The update option performs a checksum of the firmware update file and starts the actual update process. This option may be used along with the —g or —p options. At the end of the update, iDRAC performs a soft reset.
• —s — This option returns the status of the update process.

• -g — The get option instructs the firmware to get the firmware update file from the TFTP server. Specify the -a -u, and —d options. In the absence of the —a option, the defaults are read from properties in the group cfgRemoteHosts , using properties cfgRhostsFwUpdateIpAddr and cfgRhostsFwUpdatePath.

• -p — The -p, or put, option is used to update the firmware file from the managed system to iDRAC. The -u option must be used with the -p option.

• Default: Designated TFTP default directory on that host for the file if -g option is absent. If -g is used, it defaults to a directory configured on the TFTP server.

• -r — The rollback option is used to roll back to the standby firmware.

• -f— Specifies the FTP server IP address or FQDN, username, and password used for firmware image. Applies FTP download process for firmware update.
• --clearcfg (Optional) — After the firmware update, this option removes the previous iDRAC configuration.

CMC version 3.00 accepts IPv4, IPv6 or fully qualified domain names (FQDN) for both FTP and TFTP servers.

Displays a message indicating the operation that is being performed.

• Update firmware on servers of iDRAC generation.

  racadm fwupdate -g -u -a 192.168.0.100 -d firmimg.d7

• Download firmware update file from a specified location on the TFTP server at a specific IP address.

  racadm fwupdate -g -u -a 143.166.154.143 -d <path>

  After the image file is downloaded from the TFTP server, the update process begins. When completed, iDRAC is reset.

• Read the status of the firmware update.

  racadm fwupdate -s

• To block the firmware downgrade on 3000W AC power supply configuration.

  racadm fwupdate –s 
                                                           Ready for firmware update 
                                                           racadm fwupdate –g –u –a 10.210.138.121 –d firming-4.40-A00.cmc –m cmc-active 
                                                           Firmware update has been initiated. This update process may take several minutes to complete. 
                                                           racadm fwupdate –s 
                                                           Cannot update local CMC firmware: The uploaded firmware image does not support the installed power supplies.
                                                        

Local RACADM

Yes

Yes

Local RACADM-TFTP

Yes

Yes

Local RACADM-FTP

Yes

Yes

Remote RACADM

Yes

Yes

Remote RACADM-TFTP

Yes

Yes

Remote RACADM-FTP

Yes

Yes

Firmware RACADM-TFTP

Yes

Yes

Firmware RACADM-FTP

Yes

Yes